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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups.
    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

    Tags: China, Justice and Rights, European Union, Prisons, Activism

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87; Argentine dictator

    BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.
    BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87. He...

    Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Argentina

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans

    A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than three years ago.
    A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...

    Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, United Nations

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Letters: Debating Guantanamo

    Re "Obama's Gitmo woes," Opinion, May 5 As a fan of Doyle McManus, I was disappointed to read his claim that most of the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay were anti-American extremists when they were apprehended. Our own government has...

    Tags: Pakistan, Judaism, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Lindsey O. Graham, John McCain

    5. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Guantanamo detainee says prison 'shakedown' sparked hunger strike

    WASHINGTON — Obaidullah, an Afghan villager captured with diagrams of improvised bombs, has marked nearly 11 years as a detainee at the U.S. naval base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    WASHINGTON — Obaidullah, an Afghan villager captured with diagrams of improvised bombs, has marked nearly 11 years as a detainee at the U.S. naval base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Three months ago, outraged by what he called another prison...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Al-Qaeda, Lawyers, Career and Workplace

    6. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison

    WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not sustainable" and making a strongly worded plea Tuesday for its closure.
    WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama broke a long silence on the military prison for suspected foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, declaring it "not...

    Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Lawyers, George W. Bush, Career and Workplace, Prisons

    7. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Medal of Honor goes to Korean War chaplain

    WASHINGTON — When men who served in the Korean War with Emil Kapaun describe him, they do not talk about the acts most commonly associated with the Medal of Honor: He fell on no grenades, captured no enemy machine guns, killed no enemy soldiers.
    WASHINGTON — When men who served in the Korean War with Emil Kapaun describe him, they do not talk about the acts most commonly associated with the Medal of Honor: He fell on no grenades, captured no enemy machine guns, killed no enemy soldiers....

    Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Army, Pilsen, Heroism, U.S. Military

    8. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Paris auction of concentration camp uniform halted amid outrage

    PARIS -- The auction catalog entry for Lot 900 was short, simple and utterly shocking: "CONCENTRATION CAMP -- striped uniform of a political prisoner held in a German camp. Jacket in mixed wool, style grey and Nattier blue stripes. Identification number...

    Tags: Auction Service, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Nazi Party, Prisons, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    9. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Review: 'Free Angela and All Political Prisoners' studies a radical

    Documentarian Shola Lynch, who previously profiled Shirley Chisholm's groundbreaking run for president, turns her lens on another significant African American female figure from the early '70s in "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners." Applying her "historical vérité" style to one of the most publicized trials in one of the most combative and hopeful periods in U.S. (and California) annals, she has assembled a detailed oral history. At its center is a new and lengthy interview with Angela Davis.
    Documentarian Shola Lynch, who previously profiled Shirley Chisholm's groundbreaking run for president, turns her lens on another significant African American female figure from the early '70s in "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners." Applying her...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Entertainment, FBI, Wanted (movie), Prisons

    10. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Abe Baum dies at 91; decorated WWII officer

    Dog-tired, Capt. Abe Baum was snoozing on the hood of a military vehicle when he was shaken awake and summoned to a superior's tent. With worry on their faces, his unit's top officers were clustered around Gen. George S. Patton Jr., who had just issued a secret order for what some historians later described as one of the most ill-conceived missions of World War II.
    Dog-tired, Capt. Abe Baum was snoozing on the hood of a military vehicle when he was shaken awake and summoned to a superior's tent. With worry on their faces, his unit's top officers were clustered around Gen. George S. Patton Jr., who had just issued...

    Tags: Germany, U.S. Army, Armed Forces, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Prisons

    11. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Myanmar opposition party meets in open to elect leaders

    NEW DELHI, India -- Myanmar’s main opposition party led by Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi began three days of meetings in Yangon on Friday to elect leaders for the first time in its 25-year history.
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    NEW DELHI, India -- Myanmar’s main opposition party led by Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi began three days of meetings in Yangon on Friday to elect leaders for the first time in its 25-year history. The fact that the government allowed...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Justice and Rights, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights

    12. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Palestinian prisoner death triggers West Bank protests

    JERUSALEM -- The sudden death of a 30-year-old Palestinian man being held in an Israeli jail sparked another day of protests and rioting across the West Bank on Sunday as fears heightened that Palestinian frustration levels are nearing a boiling point.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    JERUSALEM -- The sudden death of a 30-year-old Palestinian man being held in an Israeli jail sparked another day of protests and rioting across the West Bank on Sunday as fears heightened that Palestinian frustration levels are nearing a boiling point....

    Tags: West Bank, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama

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